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Checklist for Tribe Gasteracanthini Elgar & al., 1990
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
150
543
1118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
132
462
994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
45
257
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
43
252
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
233
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
233
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
78
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
27
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
5 Genera with 10 Species
Acrosomoides Simon, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1901Box kite spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Togacantha Dahl, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
10 Species
Acrosomoides linnaei Walckenaer, 1842
Acrosomoides tetraedra Walckenaer, 1841
Acrosomoides tetraedrus Walckenaer, 1842
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Isoxya penizoides Eugène Simon, 1887
Isoxya semiflava Eugène Simon, 1887
Isoxya testudinaria Eugène Simon, 1901
Togacantha nordviei Embrik Strand, 1913